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in the chair. After routine business the time was devoted to 

 the subject of pressing and mounting specimens, and practical 

 illustrations were given. 

 Adjourned to May 8. 



Tuesday evening, May 8. Regular meeting; the President 

 in the chair. After routine business the members engaged in 

 the study of the order Ranunculaceae. Owing to lack of fresh 

 specimens by reason of the backwardness of the season, herba- 

 rium specimens were used. A general view of the order was 

 presented with the help of Gray's Manual and Britton and 

 Brown's Illustrated Flora. Known stations of local plants were 

 named and the members of the Section were earnestly requested 

 to make collections during the coming season, so that at its 

 close the order may be fairly well represented in the herbarium 

 of the Institute. Full collections of the local ferns and orchids 

 were also strongly urged, since those plants have been desig- 

 nated as special objects of study during the season. 



Adjourned to May 22. 



Tuesday evening, May 22. Regular meeting ; the President 

 in the chair; Miss Hope, Secretary pro tern. 



The Executive Committee reported that provision had been 

 made for the work of the meetings before vacation as follows : 

 May 22, analysis of flowers of the season ; June 5, a quiz on bo- 

 tanical terms used at last meeting; June 19, review of work up 

 to date. 



The President gave a brief talk on the typical flower consid- 

 ered as a modified branch of the plant, with description of parts 

 and explanation of technical terms. The members then proceed- 

 ed to the practicaFanalysis of Anemone nemorosa and Coptis tri- 

 folia . 



Adjourned to June 5. 



Tuesday evening, June 5. Regular meeting; the President 

 in the chair ; Miss Hope, Secretary pro tern. After routine bus- 

 ness a short time was devoted to the analysis and comparison of 

 Viola dla?ida, cucrillata, sagittata and canina. Then the practi- 

 cal work with the ferns was begun, being introduced by the 

 President with an explanation of technical terms. Microscopic 



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